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PAUSE Act

USA116th CongressHR-6991| House 
| Updated: 5/22/2020
Jimmy Panetta

Jimmy Panetta

Democratic Representative

California

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Preventing Actions Undermining Security without Endorsement Act or the PAUSE Act This bill prohibits any action to terminate or withdraw the United States from an international treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent to ratification unless specified conditions are met. Specifically, such withdrawal may not occur unless the Department of Defense and the Department of State submit specific information to Congress and Congress enacts a joint resolution approving such action. The required submissions must include (1) a detailed justification for withdrawal from or termination of the treaty, (2) a certification that all other state parties to the treaty have been consulted with respect to such justification, and (3) a comprehensive strategy to mitigate against lost capacity of benefits from such treaty. A decision by the President to not renew the treaty between the United States and Russia on measures for the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms (the New START Treaty) shall be subject to such requirements for up to an additional five years.
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Timeline
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
May 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 23, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4304
Introduced in Senate
  • May 22, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 22, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • July 23, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4304
    Introduced in Senate

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 116-4304: PAUSE Act
Arms control and nonproliferationCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightInternational law and treatiesNuclear weaponsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussia

PAUSE Act

USA116th CongressHR-6991| House 
| Updated: 5/22/2020
Preventing Actions Undermining Security without Endorsement Act or the PAUSE Act This bill prohibits any action to terminate or withdraw the United States from an international treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent to ratification unless specified conditions are met. Specifically, such withdrawal may not occur unless the Department of Defense and the Department of State submit specific information to Congress and Congress enacts a joint resolution approving such action. The required submissions must include (1) a detailed justification for withdrawal from or termination of the treaty, (2) a certification that all other state parties to the treaty have been consulted with respect to such justification, and (3) a comprehensive strategy to mitigate against lost capacity of benefits from such treaty. A decision by the President to not renew the treaty between the United States and Russia on measures for the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms (the New START Treaty) shall be subject to such requirements for up to an additional five years.
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Timeline
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
May 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 23, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4304
Introduced in Senate
  • May 22, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 22, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • July 23, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4304
    Introduced in Senate
Jimmy Panetta

Jimmy Panetta

Democratic Representative

California

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 116-4304: PAUSE Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Arms control and nonproliferationCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightInternational law and treatiesNuclear weaponsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussia